Education
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Investigation details ex-Ohio State University president’s misuse of office
Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned last month as president of Ohio State after admitting to an “inappropriate” relationship with the woman, Krisanthe Vlachos.
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George Washington University hires judge overseeing its own antisemitism suit to teach ethics course
Legal experts contend that the situation raises clear ethical concerns
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Idaho law ends use of public funds for teachers’ union
Law bars school districts from facilitating payroll deductions for union dues and restricted use of public resources to assist unions.
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Teachers union, labor bureaucrats make 'end run' around parents, democracy, district tells SCOTUS
California denies constitutionally protected parental rights and due process by subjecting school district's gender identity disclosure policy to regulatory proceeding with no real judicial review, petition says.
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Wisconsin university system board ousts president for working with Republican-led state legislature
The 17-member board did not give specific reasons for its decision to oust Rothman, but said it "lost confidence in President Rothman’s ability to lead the UWs moving forward."
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Education Dept rescinds six OCR settlements with school districts supporting transgender students
The changes impact six settlements that the Obama and Biden administrations reached with school districts in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Washington state, and two school districts and a community college in California.
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Student suspended for pro-ICE flyer while teacher’s union spends $1.7M to help anti-ICE protests
A “Four Weeks of Power” training series is organized and led by Free the Future, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, New York University’s Steinhardt Metro Center and the Midwest Academy.
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California ordered to pay $4.5 million after losing lawsuit against 'gender secrecy' in schools
"To this day, the Defendants continue to fight about the merits based on the thinnest of arguments," judge says, blaming California's "litigation intransigence" for the staggering sum.
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Educators, Christian leaders push back on humanoids, AI teaching children
Humanoids are non-human machines powered by AI.
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Education Dept tells student loan borrowers to exit Biden's 'illegal' SAVE plan by summer's end
The Department of Education said 7.5 million borrowers are still enrolled in the program, but they must all enroll in an alternative repayment plan by Sept. 29.
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New Jersey schools may face legal challenge over gender policy
If the district does not comply, the Thomas More Society said it will seek an injunction similar to the one it obtained against California in Mirabelli v. Bonta.
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Justice Department opens investigations into three medical schools over alleged race-based admission
The investigations, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, are into Stanford University, the Ohio State University and the University of California San Diego.
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California school district spends over $900K on DEI programs
Merced City School District has about 20% of students are proficient in math and 33% in reading.